On May 27, 14:00-16:30 Hrant Dink Foundation will deliver a public presentation to share the experiences of the Turkey-Armenia Travel Grant and the Turkey-Armenia Fellowship Scheme.

The presentation will include information about the Travel Grant and the Fellowship Scheme as well as the achievements of both programmes, followed by stories and talks by beneficiaries of the two programmes.

The presentation will be followed by a cocktail to give an opportunity for the guests to get acquainted with the beneficiaries of the Travel Grant and the Fellowship Scheme.

Hrant Dink Foundation has established the Turkey-Armenia Travel Grant with a view to increase direct contacts and to promote cooperation between the peoples of from the two neighbouring countries within the framework of the programme Support to the Armenia-Turkey Normalisation Process financed by the European Union. Turkey-Armenia Travel Grant has supported the travels of more than 200 individuals from March 2014 to May 2015.The Hrant Dink Foundation has established the Turkey-Armenia Fellowship Scheme with a view to promote cross-border affiliation and cooperation of professionals from the two neighbouring countries within the framework of the programme Support to the Armenia-Turkey Normalisation Process financed by the European Union. The Fellowship Scheme has offered 18 professionals from Armenia and Turkey the opportunity to live and follow a special programme at a specific Host Organisation in the neighbouring country for 4 to 8 months.For further information about the Turkey-Armenia Travel Grant and the Turkey-Armenia Fellowship Scheme please visit our websites:

On September 13, 2018, Urban Foundation for Sustainable Development (UFSD) hosted a workshop on “Exchange of Best Practices in Plastic Waste Management between Armenia- and Turkey-based CSOs and Practitioners.” The workshop is part of a project that contributes to the development of cooperation between environmentalists, waste management practitioners, businesses and local authorities of Armenia and Turkey through sharing best practices in plastic waste management. The grantee, Urban Foundation for Sustainable Development in partnership with the Union of Diyarbakir Young Businessmen organized a 1-day workshop in Diyarbakir with participation of 20 representatives of local authorities, plastic waste management practitioners, environmental CSOs, businesses in the field of plastic waste separation and recycling from Armenia and Turkey. The workshop was followed by a study visit to Plastic Waste Recycling Plant in Diyarbakir, as well as a follow-up exchange workshop in Yerevan. Based on the results of the study visit and workshops UFSD will produce a booklet on the best practices of plastic waste management in Armenia and Turkey. The project will result in an increased awareness of stakeholders of the plastic waste management practiced on the other side of the border, as well as will provide an opportunity for networking between practitioners and businesses focusing on plastic waste management. Representatives of local authorities may consider replicating the best practices in plastic waste management in their own communities.

This activity took place within the framework of the Sub-grants Scheme implemented by Eurasia Partnership Foundation as part of the “Support to the Armenia-Turkey Normalization Process” programme, funded by the European Union and the Swedish Ministry for Foreign Affairs.